Cabinet



June 7, 1927. 2

W. E. HINSON CABINET Filed Jan. 5. 1924 2 Sheets-SheetI 1 g] 110m l tow yf V/// June 7,1927. 1,631,202 w. E. HINSON CABINET Filed Jan. 5; 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 wwwa@ @Hoz new ,A tion on the hinges 8.

by the front 7 may be held in any position to which it may have been opened. The front 7 is held closed by the iange 19 on the lid 17 When the' lid 17 is swung upwardly, the front 7 is released, and may be swung downwardly toward an open posi- The flexible elements 11 may be so adjusted on the hooks 12 so as to hold the front 7 closed, and, then ac,- cess may be had to the space above the uppermost shelf 14 by merely opening the lid 17. As shown at 4, the back 3 is so curved and shaped as to conform to the outward bulge in the automobile. The maximum amount of space is provided in the cabinet, since the cabinet is wider at its lower portion than at its top, and because the back 3 is shaped as indicated at 4, the cabinet may clear the body of an automobile, it being possible to mount the cabinet on the ruiming Vboard Without scratching the body. rlhe cabinet may be turned end for end and be used on either the right hand running board of an automobile or the left hand board thereof.

In order to hold thelid 17 closed, a hook 50 may be pivoted to one of the flanges 19 of the lid, 'the hook being adapted to engage a keeper 51 on the side 2 of the body 1.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is A cabinet Comprising a bottom, sides, and a back, a front hinged at its lower edge to the bottom, a top hinged at its rear edge to the upper edge of the back, the upper edge of the front and the forward edge of the top being interengaged, the forward edge of the top being parallel to the bot-toin of the cabinet, the rear hinged edge of the top slanting lengthwise of the cabinet from one of the sides of the cabinet to the other, the top also slanting downwardly and forwardly from the upper edge of the back to the upper edge of the front, and means for mounting the cabinet on the running board of an automobile with the slanting rear edge and the top so located as to deflect rain from flying off the top into the automobile whereon the cabinet is mounted. i

In testimony7 that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afxed my signature.

WINSLOVV EDGAR HINSON. 

